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Milton, Delaware: commercial real estate data.
Milton is a Census town of 3,567 people across 1.86 square miles of land, in Sussex County. Median household income is $80,875, 80.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 13 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Milton
What Milton is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.86 sq mi
- Water area0.1 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,919
- County holding the largest share of its areaSussex County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Milton
How many people live in Milton
- Population3,567
- Median age52.6 plus or minus 11.8
- Population under 18559 plus or minus 224
- Share under 1815.7 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Population 65 and over1,446
- Share 65 and over40.5 percent
- Households1,617
- Family households1,008
- Share of households that are families62.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Milton
Income and work in Milton
- Median household income$80,875 plus or minus $17,632
- Per capita income$41,559
- Civilian labor force1,410
- Employed1,322
- Unemployed88 plus or minus 63
- Unemployment rate6.2 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over2,836
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher40.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.7 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Milton
Housing in Milton
- Housing units1,874
- Occupied units1,617
- Vacant units257 plus or minus 133
- Vacancy rate13.7 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Owner occupied1,301
- Renter occupied316 plus or minus 125
- Ownership rate80.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$407,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,310 plus or minus $381
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.4 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Single family units1,568
- Share single family83.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more275 plus or minus 133
- Share in buildings of two or more14.7 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Mobile homes31 plus or minus 50
- Median year structure built2002
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Milton
How Milton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,092 plus or minus 230
- Commuting under 15 minutes151 plus or minus 75
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.8 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more313 plus or minus 120
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.7 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Drove alone75.3 percent
- Carpooled6.5 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.9 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home16.9 percent plus or minus 7.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Milton
SBA loans in Milton (7(a))
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$1,900,000
- Average approval$146,154
- Median approval$85,000
- Largest approval$891,000
- Jobs supported82
- Jobs per approval6.3
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises7.7 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Milton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Milton
Flood risk in Milton
- NFIP communityTown of Milton
- NFIP community number100045
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/16/15
The Town of Milton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 100045 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Sussex County, not Milton
Sussex County context, not Milton figures
- Establishments in Sussex County6,411
- Covered employment, Sussex County94,273
- Average annual pay, Sussex County$55,078
- Housing units permitted, Sussex County4,354
Every figure in this section is published for Sussex County as a whole and is not a measurement of Milton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Milton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Milton, Delaware?
3,567, in 1,617 households. Milton town covers 1.86 square miles of land, which is 1,919 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Milton in?
Sussex County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Milton?
$80,875. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $407,000. Median gross rent is $1,310 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Milton businesses?
13 7(a) approvals totaling $1.9 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $85,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Milton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Milton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Milton. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Milton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Milton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Milton, town of, community 100045, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Milton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sussex County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Milton.
Is zoning published for Milton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.